When the dinner ended, Lily couldn't name a time that she'd had more fun. Although the dinner was meant to be formal, the teens had practically had a partytable. A food fight had almost broken out among them twice. Of course both incidents were started by Mitch and Jace.But when the dinner did end, Lily ended up staying a little longer, but soon Scorpius deemed it time to follow her mother's request, and take her home.
"I'm sure she won't care if I come home a little late," Lily insisted as they walked back into the living room.
"Perhaps, but I did tell her that I'd have you home," Scorpius countered. "I would like to be a man of my word. It'll help her like me more." He smirked at her.
Lily rolled her eyes. "You try too hard."
They got to the fireplace, and Scorpius handed her the powder. "Well, I'll see you on the train, Lily Luna."
Lily grinned. "Yeah, I'll see you then, Scorp."
When Lily stepped back into her own house, she was glad that the living room was empty of people."I'm back!" Lily called.
"Glad to have you back, princess!" her father called from the other room. "The other kids are upstairs!"
Lily walked up the stairs, and she could easily hear the noise coming from one of the boys' rooms down the hall. But she didn't dare join them, and instead she changed. She was dying to get out of her dress. She changed into one of Teddy's old shirts, and into a comfy pair of shorts. She was thankful for the wardrobeHaving nothing else to really do, Lily picked up the book that Scorpius had lent her and laid on her bed. She was almost through with the book, only two or three was a fabulous book, and Lily had begun to want to try quite a few of the potions in the book.
She had finished another chapter and more when a knock came at her door. "Come in," she called, not taking her eyes off of her book. She heard the door open
"You know, you and Rose may not be sisters, but you two have a lot of similarities. Every time I see Rose she has a book in hand, and now you do to."
Lily finally see Lorcan standing in her room. He seemed just like he did when she last saw him. He was skinny, and kinda tall, but last she remembered, he wasn't much tall
He had the same light blue eyes as his twin, but there was one big difference between Lorcan and Lysander. Their hair. They were the same color, obviously, but Lysander had longer and unruly blonde hair, Lorcan had short hair. The fringe just barely touched the top of his forehead.
Lily couldn't help but smile. "Hey, Lorcan! What are you doing in here? Why aren't you with the others?"
He gave a shrug as he plopped down onto her bed. "I went downstairs and heard that you had come home and were probably hiding up in your room, so I thought to see ya. I haven't talked to ya in forever it seems," he explained.
Lily marked her page and set the book on her bedside table. "Yeah, the first year was a bit hectic. Friends, enemies, getting used to classes, and Quidditch."
"Yeah, the first year is a bit frantic. But they get mellower. And Quidditch makes it all the better," Lorcan said with a grin.
Lily wasn't surprised with his excitement as a big Quidditch fan, and loved the game. Anything about it excited him."Yeah, because all the classes weren't enough. I had to add practices to my days as well, and kill the idea of sleep all together," Lily teased.
Lorcan just shook his head. "Who cares about classes and homework, and all that junk? If I couldn't play Quidditch, I'd drop as soon as I could."
Lil raised a brow. "You would really quit school?"
"Absolutely. I already know that I wanna play Quidditch when I graduate, so why stay if I'm not going to do anything else with my life?" he asked rhetorically.
Lily laughed. "You are so weird. I don't think I could play Quidditch for the rest of my life, every day and night."
"I love Quidditch," Lorcan said simply. "I think flying is one of the best things ever, and Quidditch follows a millimeter below it." He let out a sigh. "The rush... Quidditch is the greatest game ever."
"You know that sounds a lot like . . . an obsession," Lily hinted.
This time, he raised a brow. "And your point would be?"
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Between the next few days Lily spent her time getting herself and things ready for the upcoming school year. Her talk with Lorcan had been fun, and he'd spent two in her room before they both decided to go to bed. Lily had found that she had actually missed talking to Lorcan. Plus, he was the one person not in Slytherin talking to her about Quidditch and not sound sour about her winning streak.
But finally the day came for the Potter children to be taken to King's Cross to start a new school year. Lily had been anticipating this day for a while. She concluded that her cousins and siblings that hate you was simpler in a large castle than in a small house. And not thinking about how they hate you was easier if your thoughts wlessons and friends.Lily awoke and let out Regal, letting him fly to Hogwarts on his own.
And when the Potter family arrived on platform nine and three-quarters, Lily immediatelyfor her friends. In the distance, Lily could see a very large family, and she could see Lola amongst them. She could even identify a few of them, now that she hthem in person. And just a meter or so away, she could see Jace and what must have been his parents. His mother seemed to be coddling him, and Jace's faceannoyed. But honestly, they weren't the ones she was looking for. But she couldn't see the blonde heads of the Malfoy family.
"Who are you looking for, princess?" Harry asked as the family walked toward Hugo's family.Lily looked everywhere but her cousins. "Just a few friends. I've seen a few, but some seem to be missing," she mumbled.
Harry gave her a reassuring grin. "I'm sure they're on their way, hun."Lily looked up at her dad, and she couldn't help but smile. She really loved her daddy. He was the bravest man she knew, and she never felt safer with anyone with him.
"Hey, Potters!" Ron greeted. "What's new?"
"It hasn't been that long, Ronald," Hermione said with a roll of her eyes.
Lily slowed her walk and tuned them out. She stayed at the edge of the family group, not wanting to hear her brothers' and cousins' snide remarks. Besides, hsearching for the platinum-blonde hair she was waiting for. The one that she really wanted to see.
"Looking for someone?" she heard a whisper in her ear.Lily jumped, but turned around to see Scorpius standing behind her. He smirked at her, holding out his arms. Lily laughed and hugged him, surely gaining thefamily, even if they weren't addressed.
"Scorpius! It's about time! I thought you weren't going to show," Lily teased.
Scorpius scoffed. "Oh, please! I was here before you were. You just didn't see me."
Lily raised a mocking brow. "Are you sure? That hair is hard to miss?"
Scorpius only smirked as she laughed. "Ha, ha. So tell me, how were the last few days in the lion den?" he said with a laugh of his own. They both knew that tthe Gryffindor teens behind Lily.
Lily shrugged. "Not bad. Surprisingly quiet for me. And the rest of your days?"
"Same. No fights, no arguments, no nothing," he complained, the smirk never leaving.
"Why don't you just get outta here, Malfoy!" James sneered.
"James Sirius Potter!" Ginny scolded. James shut his mouth, but his glare never left.Scorpius gave a mocking sigh.
"If you insist. Shall we, Lily?" he asked, holding out his hand for her trunk.Lily bit back a laugh, but she couldn't hide her grin. She moved to hug her mother and Ginny kissed her cheek. "Bye, Mum."
"Bye, sweetie. Behave, and make sure to write," Ginny told her daughter.
Lily nodded. "I will."
Then she moved to her father. This time when she hugged him, Lily kissed his cheek. "Bye, Daddy."
"Bye, princess. I might be up for a lecture, so hopefully I'll get to see you," Harry told her.
Lily pulled back and smiled. "Bye, guys." She received goodbyes from the adults.
The kids only glared and sneered. Lily handed Scorpius her trunk,and Scorpius picked a compartment.
"Here we are," he said as he packed her trunk into the overhead compartment. Lily noticed that there were already things packed up there.
"Who's all been here?" Lily asked as she sat down.
"Me, Lana, Mitch, and Jace. Now we're just waiting for Lola," he said, plopping down onto the seat across from her.
"Last I saw her, she was with her family," Lily told him.
"Yeah, the big ass Pritchard family," he muttered, stretching his legs across the seat. "I'm not sure if one of them starts Hogwarts this year . . . I think there's year younger than her."
"I don't know. Family is something me and Lola don't really discuss," Lily said quietly, her eyes closing as she rested her head on the window."
"No surprise. You both have big ass families," he joked.
"Hey, you found Lily Lu!" Lily opened her eyes to see Mitch coming into the compartment with Lana.
Lily grinned. "Hey, Mitch, Lana."
"Hey, Lil," Lana greeted taking that seat next to her. Mitch knocked Scorpius's feet down from the seat, and sat next to him. Scorpius punched his shoulder, and he hit back.
"Where's Miley?" Scorpius asked. "You know, your owner?" Scorpius let out a laugh, and Lana joined him. Lily only giggled, trying not to fully laugh.
Mitch just waved him off. "With her friends. Like I was gunna sit with them the whole ride! I'd eventually AK myself," he joked.
Then he took on a girly voice. "what happened this summer! It was like, so awesome! But I totally missed you! Did you hear about that girl? Merlin, what a whore!" he mocked.
"What are we laughing about?" Jace asked. He took the seat next to Mitch. Up close, Lily could see that he looked no different, except for his hair. It had been really short and showed his ears off, which he had in no way grown into.
"About what Mitch's airheaded girlfriend," Lana joked.
Jace laughed. "I'm sure that brings around easy laughs."
"You guys are asses," Mitch muttered with a chuckle of his own.
"Where's dirty at?" Jace asked. He leaned back, resting his head on the back of his seat.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Last time I saw Lola, she was with her family. She'll probably come and find us soon."
"You two bicker like a married couple," Lana said with sarcasm.
Jace gave her a halfhearted glare. "That's disgusting," he muttered.
"What's disgusting?" Lola asked as she came into the compartment. She shut the door once she was in.
"Your face," Jace said childishly.
Lola glared at him. "You know, your face matches your jokes. Dumb."
"Ok, you kids, quit," Mitch told them as he laughed. Lola just glared at Jace as she sat down across from him.
"I think we're in for a long ride," Scorpius joked.
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Lily was happy to take the carriages with the rest of the older students this time. She found it much more enjoyable than the boats. She had looked at the carriages confused at the lack of a horse. Until she remembered the stories about the Threstrals that pulled them. Luckily, she'd never seen anyone die.
Jace had been confused as well. "Why isn't there anything pulling this thing?" Jace asked as they all climbed in.
Mitch gave a shrug. "Who knows? They've always been like that."
Lily tried not to laugh. It seemed that no one else's parents had found it fit to tell them what was really taking them to the castle.
And this year, she got to watch the sorting, instead of actually having to stand around and wait to find what House she would be placed in. In reality, it was sat with the others, listening to them talk as they all waited for the new first years to be brought in.
"Here they come," Lola whispered as the hall hushed. Professor Longbottom was leading in a long line of tiny first years, each looking scared, sick, or both.
"There's Rex's little sister," Mitch muttered, pointing to a small girl with brown hair. Her face was practically green, and she looked as if she was going to throw up.
They reached the sorting hat, which then begin to sing. Lily paid little attention, and clapped when it had finished. Then she half listened as Professor Longbottom sorting to the newcomers. But once he called the first name, Lily's attention was caught.
"Ackerly, Brian."
A gangly boy with pale hair staggered to the stool, and hopped up to take a seat. The hat was placed over his head, falling to the bottom of his nose.
"RAVENCLAW!"
Lily clapped dully as the boy walked toward his new table.
"Adams, Connie."
Connie Adams became a Hufflepuff, and the next two were Gryffindors.
It wasn't until Terrence Bletchley put on the hat that Slytherin gained a new member.
Lily wasn't surprised at the kids who became Slytherins. Most had older siblings in the House. The only other kid that Lily paid attention to was Miley Jordan, uncle George's friend. Lily wasn't surprised to see her sorted into Gryffindor, just like her parents had been.
"Man, we didn't get any new blood," Dante said once the feast had started.
"Yeah, most of the first years we got are from Slytherin families, except for that Flair kid, but his brother's in our House too," Lars agreed.
"As long as they're not annoying, then I don't care," Mitch said with a shrug.
"Who's leading them around this year?" Lana asked.
"Me and Amanda," Dante replied with a grim look. "A waste of time. I've only been a prefect for a day and I already hate it!"
"You're just being lazy," Lana argued.
"You should be nicer, Dante," Lily mocked. Dante just rolled his eyes at them.
Once the feast was over, Headmaster Brown gave his normal speech of rules and restrictions, and then sent them all off to bed. Dante and Amanda left to go to the first years. Lily, Lola, and Jace made their way through the crowd and started for the dungeons.
"Man, classes start tomorrow. I can already feel my spirit being stomped on," Jace mumbled.
Lola gave an irritable sigh. "Let it go, big ears. It won't kill you."
"And if it does?" Jace demanded.
"Then you won't hit me with your big ear every time you turn your head," Lily teased.
Jace rolled his eyes as the two girls laughed. "You two are so funny.
"The next morning, Lily received her schedule at breakfast, and she was hating the idea of classes along with Jace. They started off with History of Magic, after morning. And then they had Charms with the Gryffindors, which would kill all the fun of the class. And sadly, Lily would only have Potions every other day. Lily's one bright side was that she only had one class with Gryffindor, which meant less time of having to see and fight with Hugo.
"Aren't you guys lucky," Scorpius said after Lily had mentioned that bright fact. His mouth was in a grim line. "I've got about four classes with at least a few Gryffindors. Sometimes I regret taking Care of Magical Creatures."
After a few days, things fell back into place for Lily. She had fewer run-ins with her family, and when she did they ended with arguments or fights. Slughorn complimented her potion skills, and always took time to talk to her in the halls. She took time to study and do her homework, but mostly goofed off with Jace and Christian Vaise was usually seen talking with Scorpius, and sometimes Mitch and Lana. She also sat with them at meals.
Raven held the Slytherin Quidditch tryouts in the middle of September. He only had tryouts for the open Chaser position though, ignoring people's protests. Will Nott a husky fifth year, was chosen.
Lily had to admit that he wasn't bad. He had worked well with Scorpius and Adrian, and made only the occasional bad pass.
"So, guess what," Scorpius said as he and Lily walked toward the locker room after practice.
"Um . . . you've decided that Lucius Malfoy is the nicest person you know?" Lily mocked.
Scorpius gave a chuckle and shook his head. "Nope, try again."
Lily gave a sigh. "Hm . . . I don't know. What?"
Scorpius smirked. "I've got a date for the Hogsmeade visit this weekend."
Lily raised a brow. "Really? With who?" She couldn't remember ever seeing Scorpius show an interest in someone.
"Layla Reeser. She asked me out yesterday, and I figured why not. Mitch is being dragged to Madam Puttifoot's by Miley, and Dante's taking Lana out, so it's not like I had anything to do," he explained.
"Lana is going out with Dante?" Lily asked in surprise.
Scorpius laughed. "Yeah, he asked her out the other day. You missed it, her face was bright red, and she kept stumbling over her answer.
"Lily shook her head, but she couldn't help but smile. "You are so mean."
They separated as Lily went to the girls' shower. She was still a bit surprised that Scorpius was going on a date. At the dinner at the Malfoys', Scorpius had said that girls in his year were too much of a hassle for him. When had he changed his mind?
Lily and Scorpius walked back to the castle together, the previous conversation forgotten.
"So, would you do Mitch a favor?" Scorpius asked.
Lily raised a brow. "Sure, but why doesn't he ask me?"
"Embarrassed," he said with a shrug. "Just don't tell him I said that."
Lily laughed. "So what is it?"
Scorpius smirked. "Well, he's been playing the guitar for a few years now, but he's not sure if he's any good. So he wants a few people to listen, so he asked me, he thinks we'll be a bit biased and too nice. So will you come listen to him with us?"
Lily smiled. "Sure. When?"
"Be in our dorm room straight after dinner tonight. It'll be us guys, and then you and Lana. He's going to play a song that he actually wrote I guess," Scorpius entered the castle.
"Well, if he can write song, then I'm guessing that he's going to be pretty good," Lily said.
But Scorpius shrugged. "Maybe. But he's skeptical. So just come and listen, and we'll all decide if he's good or not."
So once dinner was done, and all the Slytherins had gone back to their common room, Lily walked up to the fourth year boys' dorm room. As expected, Scorpius were already up there. But the other three fourth years were there as well, Rex Derrick, Lars, and Justin Warrington.
"Good, I know Lily Lu won't be too gentle. She's always bluntly honest," Mitch said with a sigh of relief.
Lily rolled her eyes, but took a seat next to Lars. "You better be good," she teased.
Mitch gave her a grin, but it didn't reach his eyes. He really was nervous. "Alright, then. Since we're all here." He picked up a guitar that had been resting behand then adjusted a piece of paper that was laying next to him. He stared at it once, and then started to play.
Lily was silent in her amazement. She hadn't expected Mitch to suck, be she hadn't expected him to be as excellent! His fingers didn't stumble, notes didn't stutter wove together seamlessly. It was slow, but not at all depressing. In a way, Lily found the song to be uplifting, as if it were a song from the Muggle church in Godric's Hollow. It was. . . beautiful. When the song ended, Lily clapped with the rest of them.
"That was really good, Mitch! What were you worrying about?" Lana asked in awe.
"It was awesome," Rex told him with a grin.
The others gave other approving words while Lily stayed silent. So Mitch soon looked at her. "And what do you say, Lily Lu? What do you think, and don't worry about being blunt and harsh? I can take it," he said dramatically, obviously trying not to grin.
Lily smiled at him. "That was the best I've ever heard someone play."
Mitch made a sound that was a mix of a scoff and a laugh. "Well, then I'm either really good, or you don't listen to much music."
"So is this what you're going to do for a career?" Scorpius asked with a smirk.
"You gunna be a rocker?"
Mitch laughed. "Yeah, I think I might even dye my hair blue."
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